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APPLICATION min APR. s. 191s.'

u 1 ,277,536. PatentedSept. 3, 1918.

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Specieation of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 19218.

Application filedV April 8, 1918. Serial No. 227,194.

To allfwhgm itmoy conoerjra" Beit known Ytliayt lffLois Binnen, e citizen of the United States, and a resldent of y n 4New 5 Jersey, 'have invent'uedheertain rie'wfan'd "s`e' ful Iixjipr-veinente iijBones, whieh'tlie following ie a speijication. My invention relates to'boxes and has for its obj eet tlie improvement' 'of arlt'ielesof this elim-noter in a niimber of important respects es will appear in detailbeloizv. object in View, m inventioneonsiete1n the .implwv'wnts .ei-tures' @if .OHSLPUQUOH eoi'xibinations `l`and l, f Scrbcdendelaimec.y

'In the accom ing drawing forming part of tliis p eeijioatin',a`nd uWh'ei"ein the saine referene numerals arennlformly used wnesigneteth@ same pensthionghbl'e Fleure 1 .is aperspeotlve vflewlof allier; ernbocly- .ingone fornrof niy inventlon Witliitehlid closed. Fig. 2, is a fragmentary, perspectlve, detail Vie-wol' one :ofthe upper eorner's of the bonboly. .Fig. .3 is aslrnilar View `and illustrating a lwtt'oin cornerof the box! body.

f Figil; is a' fragmentaryV perspeetife view of one Corner ol-.ltlieueoyerl ,LFigL 511s a fragmentary perepeetive View illnstratmg* an Aupper.ooi-ner "of tliebox body and one `eorner j of .thelicl inhplaee thereon; n Fig. 6 isa botsectional vien rating 9116;.,Stopi1r the the box `from a rated 'at '.tiinet a box ofv substantie trated in Fig. 7), when the sides 11 and ende 12er-e turned to positions substantially at right angles to the bottom 13. Similar resul-cs may; also be Secured by cutting the bottoni clear tbroughand providing a Sheet of paper, fabric orviihe` like on tllie interior to Y kee the parte in proper positions, but prefera ly the blank ie slitted quite deeply, ae-l il'lustraterLbnt not Quite" entirely through; 65 If the box were left in the form ,eliown. in Fig. 7 there would, of Course, be Solisten tia'lly' open 'grooves along the corners and angles thereof, and in order to obtain Snb. stantially sqnaro and perfect corners: the parte are forcibly pressed inwardly with 'respect to one another', ae, for example, the bottom 13 may be forced 'inwardly with spoot to the sicle Wall 11, aS-olearly Shown in Fig. 8, so that tlie'ilnder Liriiace `13 of 75 the bottom 13 (inrerted as in Fig. 8)' is flush with the adjacent edge 11 of the eide` Wall 11, and also, of course, the saine rela tion is had with tlie'end Walls 12.' This result mayT4 be Secured in. any Suitable Way^,'z1s, `80 for example, (lios A, B, C may 'be need lor bringing the parte into the desired relative positions, glue, cement or tbe like, ae indicated bythe numeral 16, being preferably applied before the parte are brought to- 35 gether, as illustrated in Fig. 8. It will be observed that the bottoni 13 remains atf taelied to theside and. end Walls by the uncut-material 17 as well as being Secured thereto by moans of tl-ie glue or other eexn- 9 entitious material 1G. n-nfl in this way a` Satisfactory cqnd substantial joint is obtained' and atthesame time `the eornersare flush and ls uared," and,l when the box is eorferel` Witlnt e outer sheet of paper 1.8 or the like,`

ae is customary, n square edge'is formed, all v the angles of tzliebox givlnga very neet andV satiefacto'ry appearance Y at tbe sanie-V y A 'strenethiis fehl-. tan1ed-` yThe end Walle` 12 and Side `wells 1L 100 sufficient malerei in mesme m1155111@ ex,

tend overnndeomplete thefeornerwhere v -JOi-nefl'to the `end Walle T2, as clearly,showni 110 1in Figs. 6 and 9i'v y f g *1A 'box hevng its enter Walle and `bot-coni` construcfed in the manuel' described affords a structure havingsharp, well defined rorners and a pleasing exterior, and boxes so constructed and having but one wall and bottom tliickness may be utilized in accordance with the invention, but lnefcrably, and particularly where boxes are desiret'l to replace the expensive wooden boxes now used for cigars and similar articles, a somewhat greater thickness of wall is desirable than can be conveniently obtained with a single thickness of material. Also by the use of side and end walls comprising several thicknesses of material ,it becomes possible to secure a. desirable frictional holding effect for the lid, as will be hereinafter referred to. I preferably make use of side and end walls havingr three thicknesses of material, as is shown in Fig. 3, and including` the outer wall l1, an inner Wall member 19 and an in ier-mediate wall member 20. The intermedi ate wall member 20 may be narrower than the Al l) other walls and may tern'iinale at its upper edge somewhat below the upper surface of the box sides and ends, as illustrated in Fig. 2, providing Van intermediate channel 21 for the reception of a suitably formed flange with which the lid may be provided. Also the inner wall 19 may terminate somewhat below the outer wall 11, as illustrated in Fig. 5, and this construction is preferably utilized in connection with a lid suitably 'formed to coperate therewith.

#WA lid of desirable construction for use in connection with such three-thickness wall section is illustrated in Figs. 4 and' 5, in which the lid is designated `generally b the reference nln'neral 22, and tbc outer tiicle ness of cardboard or the like material 23, au intermediate thickness of such n'iaterial by reference numeral 24, and the inner portion by the numeral 25. These parts are [neferably each successively somewhat smaller than.- one another in the order named. The inner part is preferably of such form and shape as that its edges 26, 2G. i't fairly closely within and against the edges of the inner wall members 19, 1.9. The intermediate portion 24:-preferably projects outwardly'somewhat farther than the portion 25 and islprovided with a flange 27 adapted to fit within the channel 2l between the side wall members and leaving a shallow channel 28 of a width to receive the upper edges of the wall members lf), 19. '.lhe outer lid ini-anbei'l 2? is preferably formed with a flange 2) around-all its sides but the back thereof, where the hinge fi() is braces the'"outer wall por-ations l1, as shown clearly, in Figs. l. fand', the upper edge of the wall portions 1l 'icing received within the channel .Sbelhireen the flanges 2!) and'27. 'l`hc reason for making the Wall portions l) slighlly narrower than theouler wall portions 1,1 will now be a parent, the dill'erence in height between sucfi portions 11 and l?) being substantially that corresponding lo the thickness of the intermediate portion 2l of the cover, and the upper edge of the portion l.) when the lid is closed, conling substantially in contact willi that 'portion of the intermediate cover palt Q4 which forms the base of the groove 28. The hinge ineinber 30, which is preferably of fiexible lualei rial, as fabricI or `the like, affords a coinparatively loose hinging support for the lid 22 upon the box body, so that the same may adapt itself to fitthe body, and the hinge member 3() 'may secured in p lace as by being glued or cemented between the plies of the walls and body n'ien'lbers, as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

It will be seen that when the lid is closed, a very ellcient frictional holding effect is obtained, the flanges and channels of the lid cooperating with the edges and channels of the upper portion of the box body, which are substantially nested together, and all the parts are4 in substantially close contact. `While the parts may be readily made so as to fit together, there are always more or less small inaccuracies in the relative sizes and proportions, and the box body always has more or less tendency to skew slightly out of shape, so that upon closing the lid and pushing it shut a frictional binding or holdin effect is secured, and the lid is tightly he d closed by friction, but nevertheless the parts have such degree of fiexibility that the lid can readily be opened by 'means of such force as can be applied by the thumb or finger. The box bottom may he reinforced, if desired, but a single thickness is usually sufficient for ordinary purposes, and it is se illustrated in Fig. '3 of the drawing.

It will be seen that a box in accordance with the invention presents a number of features of advantage. Sharp, well defined corners and edges are obtained in a very simple and effective manner, the box is of simple and cheap construction and the interlocking arrangement between the lid and the body walls assures that the box, when closed, will remain closed, but it can be opened by fthe exertion of a small ainount of force for' that purpose-when desired.

When the box is closed its contents are thoroughly protected, the interlocking obtained between dhe box b'eing'of such character as to act substantially as an airstight seal so that evaporation of moisture, for

`( ixample, in goods such as cigars is substantially prevented.

I claim:

1. ln a box. a box body having a. groove iu its upper edge, and a box lid hinged thereto and having a [lange adapted to teiltensaid groove, and a second iange lio .ndzlphd in {il ever the exerier ef the body' 2. Tn :i hex, e bex body having walls provided with a. groeve therebetween, the inner weil being ef less height than the miler well, :md :i lid adapted te fit on Suid body :md provided with (hinges te enter Huid groeve :1nd te i'it outside the ivnll, respectively, und :dse being provided with eimnneirwi pori-,ione te receive the upper edges of the inner :md outer portions of the body wzilf.

3. In :1 box, :L box bedvv having Walls con'iprsing three 'all members7 the intelmediate (me ei said lilexniwl cl-iei1ignnrrower 1.1mm the other two, and e iid likewise comprised ef three-ply thieknesses, the. intermediate pi)7 having n. flange adapted to be received within the channel between the inner :md outer memlmrs of the wall body.

In testn'ieny that l elziim the forewoin, I have hereto April, 1918.

LOUIS BIND-ER.

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